﻿Westport Chamber of Commerce - GeneralWestport Chamber, in business to support businesshttp://westportchamber.ie/
http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationBlogEngine.NET 2.5.0.6en-GBhttp://westportchamber.ie/opml.axdhttp://www.dotnetblogengine.net/syndication.axdMy nameWestport Chamber of Commerce0.0000000.000000International Mini Meeting Picks Westport House for 2017<p><img style="display: block; margin: 5px auto;" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=2016%2f11%2fwestport+house+minis.jpg" alt="" width="350" />Westport House is delighted to announce it will host the International Mini Meet 2017 next May 26<sup>th</sup> to 29<sup>th</sup>, a large gathering of classic Mini enthusiasts from the four corners of the world. </p>
<p>For the second time in 20 years, the International Mini Meeting will be proudly hosted by the Irish Mini Owners Club, Ireland&rsquo;s largest classic Mini club. Earlier this year, the Irish Mini Owners Club travelled to the beautiful town of Lommel in Belgium to accept the Event Key for the International Mini Meeting. This spectacular event will see thousands of classic and new Mini enthusiasts come together with their cars. They travel to a different country in Europe each year to celebrate the Mini car.</p>
<p>The 4 day event will be held in the stunning setting of Westport House, in Co. Mayo on the 26th &ndash; 29th of May 2017.</p>
<p>For more info on the event, check out <a href="http://www.imm2017.ie" target="_blank">www.imm2017.ie</a> or IMM2017 Ireland on Facebook.</p>http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/22/international-mini-meeting-westport-house-2017
http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/22/international-mini-meeting-westport-house-2017#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/post/02d2f423-fcff-40d3-9da1-64372cde10b3Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:38:00 +0100Business NewsEventsGeneralWestport Chamberhttp://westportchamber.ie/pingback.axdhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/02d2f423-fcff-40d3-9da1-64372cde10b30http://westportchamber.ie/trackback.axd?id=02d2f423-fcff-40d3-9da1-64372cde10b3http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/22/international-mini-meeting-westport-house-2017#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/syndication.axd?post=02d2f423-fcff-40d3-9da1-64372cde10b3Chambers Ireland Welcome New Strategy on Positive Fiscal Stance by European Commission<p align="right"><img style="background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-width: 0px;" title="" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=chambers-ireland-logo_1.png" alt="" width="378" height="138" border="0" />16th November 2016,</p>
<p>Commenting on the commencement of the 2017 European Semester, Ian Talbot Chief Executive, Chambers Ireland said, &ldquo;This important change of stance by the Junker Commission points to a recognition that the European Union and the Eurozone in particular, is at risk of suffering from structural low economic growth and almost zero inflation. The utility of European monetary policy has been all but exhausted by the efforts undertaken by the ECB since the financial crisis, so a new strategy was a necessity. </p>
<p>This intervention will encourage a fiscal policy more conducive to stimulating investment and demand throughout Europe. The move will also go some way towards compensating for the reality that some member states within the Eurozone consistently run high surpluses while others remain in deficit.</p>
<p>For Ireland, this change in fiscal stance does not mean we will be in a position to expand our public spending or investment in the immediate term, as we are still required to comply with deficit targets. However as a trading economy, there will be indirect benefits as other member states such as Germany and the Netherlands are encouraged to ramp up public investment which will stimulate economic activity and demand. Ireland may also benefit if increased financing becomes available for large national infrastructure projects through the Junker Investment Plan for Europe.</p>
<p>If Ireland continues to adhere to its obligations under the Stability and Growth Pact and can continue to demonstrate the capacity to manage our deficit, there may be an opportunity to expand public spending in the near term. However, we believe that this option, should it become available, should only be utilised for important national infrastructure projects, and comes with the caveat that any additional public spending by Ireland will always need to be repaid at some point in the future.</p>
<p>It remains to be seen whether the Commission&rsquo;s ambitions can be realised, as it will require the Eurozone member states working collectively and cooperatively on fiscal policy. Strong leadership will be required to make this happen.&rdquo;</p>http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/21/chambers-ireland-welcome-new-strategy-on-positive-fiscal-stance-by-european-commission
http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/21/chambers-ireland-welcome-new-strategy-on-positive-fiscal-stance-by-european-commission#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/post/8bb99202-6b35-4a43-8b0b-cdd33a73ea01Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:34:00 +0100Business NewsGeneralWestport Chamberhttp://westportchamber.ie/pingback.axdhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/8bb99202-6b35-4a43-8b0b-cdd33a73ea010http://westportchamber.ie/trackback.axd?id=8bb99202-6b35-4a43-8b0b-cdd33a73ea01http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/21/chambers-ireland-welcome-new-strategy-on-positive-fiscal-stance-by-european-commission#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/syndication.axd?post=8bb99202-6b35-4a43-8b0b-cdd33a73ea01Winter Wonderland and the Christmas Carnival at Westport House – Nov 26th to Jan 8th<p><a href="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=winter%20wonderland%20westport%20house.jpg" rel="lightbox[post]"><img style="background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;" title="" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=winter%20wonderland%20westport%20house_thumb.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="235" border="0" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Europe&rsquo;s Largest Mobile Ferris Wheel Comes to Westport</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Exciting times at Westport House as they prepare to open their Christmas experience, Winter Wonderland &amp; Christmas Carnival, from Saturday 26<sup>th</sup> November through to 8<sup>th</sup> January. </p>
<p><a href="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=winter%20wonderland%20westport%20house%202.jpg" rel="lightbox[post]"><img style="background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;" title="" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=winter%20wonderland%20westport%20house%202_thumb.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="231" border="0" /></a>Winter Wonderland features the new format of a guided experience this holiday season full of festive family fun.&nbsp; Families will enjoy Storytime with Mrs Claus, Gingerbread Man decorating, Face Painting,&nbsp; a personalised chat with Santa Claus himself followed by Yule Tide Log Making, free drinks for everyone and a ride around the grounds on the Westport Train.&nbsp; More details are available at <a href="http://www.westporthouse.ie/event/winter-wonderland/" target="_blank">http://www.westporthouse.ie/event/winter-wonderland/</a> and advanced booking is strongly advised for this popular event.</p>
<p><a href="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=winter%20wonderland%20westport%20house%203.jpg" rel="lightbox[post]"><img style="background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;" title="" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=winter%20wonderland%20westport%20house%203_thumb.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="291" border="0" /></a>Brand new for 2016, the Christmas Carnival will feature the largest mobile ferris wheel in Europe &ndash; at 35 meters tall, it makes the stunning historic house look like a cottage! &ndash; and it will afford awesome views of the heritage town, Clew Bay, Croagh Patrick and the estate.&nbsp; The Carnival also includes a range of more &ldquo;grounded&rdquo; rides including chair-o-planes, bumper cars, formula one, hot air balloon and airplane rides.&nbsp; Visitors will also have the chance to win cuddly toys to take home.&nbsp; And there will be plenty of hot refreshments from warming drinks and traditional German ham sausages cooked on a free-swinging grill over an open fire.&nbsp;&nbsp; More details are available at <a href="http://www.westporthouse.ie/the-carnival/" target="_blank">http://www.westporthouse.ie/the-carnival/</a></p>
<p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/boVCm5vInps" frameborder="0" width="378" height="315"></iframe></p>http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/21/winter-wonderland-and-the-christmas-carnival-at-westport-house
http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/21/winter-wonderland-and-the-christmas-carnival-at-westport-house#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/post/40d9ccfd-790f-4740-905f-5655e6b0c763Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:52:00 +0100Business NewsEventsGeneralWestport Chamberhttp://westportchamber.ie/pingback.axdhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/40d9ccfd-790f-4740-905f-5655e6b0c7630http://westportchamber.ie/trackback.axd?id=40d9ccfd-790f-4740-905f-5655e6b0c763http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/21/winter-wonderland-and-the-christmas-carnival-at-westport-house#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/syndication.axd?post=40d9ccfd-790f-4740-905f-5655e6b0c763Retaining Competitiveness Critical for Irish Economy<p style="text-align: right;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=2016%2f11%2fchambers-ireland-logo.png" alt="" width="300" />&nbsp;10th November 2016,</p>
<p>Chambers Ireland notes SIPTU's call for Government to enter talks on a new pay deal for public sector members.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Ian Talbot, Chief Executive Chambers Ireland said, &ldquo;In the event of any talks, Government and Unions must take account of the need for Ireland to remain competitive. There are very significant, unquantifiable risks facing the Irish economy in coming months and years driven by international political developments. Both Brexit and the upcoming change in leadership and Government of the US could potentially turn Ireland&rsquo;s current trade policy on its head, with serious implications for exports, investment and ultimately jobs for many years to come.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Ireland is currently continuing to borrow to fund current, day to day, expenditure and this is not sustainable. Facing a period of economic uncertainty, the State cannot afford potential increases to borrowing.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/14/retaining-competitiveness-critical-for-irish-economy
http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/14/retaining-competitiveness-critical-for-irish-economy#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/post/154e9ace-20c2-4670-a59f-0207d6a37937Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:48:00 +0100Business NewsGeneralWestport Chamberhttp://westportchamber.ie/pingback.axdhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/154e9ace-20c2-4670-a59f-0207d6a379370http://westportchamber.ie/trackback.axd?id=154e9ace-20c2-4670-a59f-0207d6a37937http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/11/14/retaining-competitiveness-critical-for-irish-economy#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/syndication.axd?post=154e9ace-20c2-4670-a59f-0207d6a37937Westport Businesses Among Finalists for 2016 Mayo Business Awards<p><img style="background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-width: 0px;" title="" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=2015%20Mayo%20Crystal%20Awards_1.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="300" border="0" />Westport businesses are once again among the cream of the crop in Mayo as local businesses made the list of finalists for the 2016 Mayo Business Awards. </p>
<p>The Mayo Business Awards returned in 2015 after a hiatus to huge success and the 2016 Awards look to once again recognise the very best of business in Mayo. Westport businesses are in the running for six of the thirteen categories in this year&rsquo;s Awards and will hope to continue the success from last year.</p>
<p>Three Westport Chamber members are among the businesses shortlisted with <strong>Hotel Westport</strong> nominated in the Best Hotel Award category, <strong>AIA Loss Assessors</strong> up for the Best Professional Services Award and <strong>Westport House</strong> looking to scoop the Best Tourism Business Award. There is also a mention for last year&rsquo;s Tourism Award winner, <strong>Clew Bay Bike Hire</strong> who this year are shortlisted for the Customer Service Award with <strong>Cabots of Westport</strong> and <strong>Education Desty</strong> rounding out the Westport finalists in the Micro Enterprise Business and Most Innovative Product/Service awards respectively.</p>
<p>The winners will be announced at the Gala Awards Night in the Twin Trees Hotel in Ballina on Friday November 4th. Tickets for the event cost &euro;60 per person and are available online through Eventbrite at the following link: <a title="https://mayobusinessawards2016.eventbrite.ie" href="https://mayobusinessawards2016.eventbrite.ie" target="_blank">https://mayobusinessawards2016.eventbrite.ie</a>.</p>
<p>There will be a four course meal with guest speakers on the night from the world of business. It promises to be a high calibre and prestigious event and will provide a unique environment for business networking opportunities.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mayobusinessawards.com/2016-shortlist/" target="_blank">Click here to see the shortlists for all thirteen categories via the Mayo Business Awards website.</a></p>http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/10/20/westport-finalists-2016-mayo-business-awards
http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/10/20/westport-finalists-2016-mayo-business-awards#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/post/d6be4238-f6a4-47c3-bb29-761a78e11772Thu, 20 Oct 2016 11:25:00 +0100Business NewsEventsGeneralRecent ProjectsWestport Chamberhttp://westportchamber.ie/pingback.axdhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/d6be4238-f6a4-47c3-bb29-761a78e117720http://westportchamber.ie/trackback.axd?id=d6be4238-f6a4-47c3-bb29-761a78e11772http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/10/20/westport-finalists-2016-mayo-business-awards#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/syndication.axd?post=d6be4238-f6a4-47c3-bb29-761a78e11772Westport Claim Gold at 2016 National Tidy Towns Awards<p><a href="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=tidy%20towns%202016.jpg" rel="lightbox[post]"><img style="background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-width: 0px;" title="tidy towns 2016" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=tidy%20towns%202016_thumb.jpg" alt="tidy towns 2016" width="350" height="171" border="0" /></a>Westport is once again one of Ireland&rsquo;s top Tidy Towns after winning a Gold Medal at the 2016 Nation Tidy Towns Awards in Dublin today (Monday, September 26th). </p>
<p>Westport increased its total mark from last year to claim the Regional Award for the West and North West in the Large Town Category and also claimed a National Award for the Edible Landscape Project. Westport narrowly missed out on the National prize for Large Towns which went to Skerries who also claimed the Overall Ireland&rsquo;s Tidiest Town Award for the first time.</p>
<p>Huge congratulations to everybody involved with Westport Tidy Towns throughout the year.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tidytowns.ie/u_reports/2016/2016%20County%20Mayo%20Westport%20366.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to see Westport&rsquo;s adjudication report for 2016</a> and log on to <a href="http://www.tidytowns.ie">www.tidytowns.ie</a> to see all this year&rsquo;s winners.</p>http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/09/26/westport-claim-gold-at-2016-national-tidy-towns-awards
http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/09/26/westport-claim-gold-at-2016-national-tidy-towns-awards#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/post/20132299-54d4-40dc-bc25-095e7fd03576Mon, 26 Sep 2016 15:02:00 +0100Business NewsEventsGeneralNational EventTourismWestport Chamberhttp://westportchamber.ie/pingback.axdhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/20132299-54d4-40dc-bc25-095e7fd035760http://westportchamber.ie/trackback.axd?id=20132299-54d4-40dc-bc25-095e7fd03576http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/09/26/westport-claim-gold-at-2016-national-tidy-towns-awards#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/syndication.axd?post=20132299-54d4-40dc-bc25-095e7fd0357610 Reasons Why You Should Enter the 2016 Mayo Business Awards<p><a href="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=collage.jpg" rel="lightbox[post]"><img style="background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;" title="collage" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=collage_thumb.jpg" alt="collage" width="369" height="378" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>Businesses have less than a week to get their entries in fro the 2016 Mayo Business Awards. There are thirteen awards to be won and we want every business in Mayo to put themselves forward. If your not in you can&rsquo;t win! </p>
<p align="center">Full details and how to enter are available at: <a href="http://www.mayobusinessawards.com">www.mayobusinessawards.com</a></p>
<p align="left">Still need convincing!? Check out ten reasons why you should enter the 2016 Mayo Business Awards:</p>
<p>1. It&rsquo;s Free and puts your business and brand in the forefront of other businesses. There are thirteen categories to choose from and one to suit every business.</p>
<p>2. Any business large or small can enter and have just as much a chance to win.</p>
<p>3. The Mayo Business Awards are promoted via social media and local press. Being shortlisted or even better winning paves the way for considerable coverage which otherwise may be out your reach.</p>
<p>4. Submitting an application gives you an opportunity to showcase your business to customers and suppliers. It can provide credibility and status giving you an edge over your competitors.</p>
<p>5. Winning an award may attract interested investors or a possible partnership</p>
<p>6. Taking your staff to the award ceremony will boost team morale and you can use it to say &lsquo;thank you&rsquo; for all their hard work &ndash; remember without their hard work you wouldn&rsquo;t be where you are today! Rewarding your staff focuses them on what&rsquo;s great about the business they work for.</p>
<p>7. Attending the award ceremony is a great networking opportunity! So many local businesses in the room you have no excuse to talk to likeminded business owners.</p>
<p>8. Entering awards like the Mayo Business Awards helps to focus your mind on the important business issues&hellip;.</p>
<p>9. Business awards can help in your recruitment process. By pitching yourself as an award winning business attract the best recruits.</p>
<p>10. Visit the website at <a href="http://www.mayobusinessawards.com" target="_blank">www.mayobusinessawards.com</a> to apply today &ndash; you only have until the 16th September at 5pm to submit your entry. The process is easy and it&rsquo;s all done online.</p>
<p>The winners will be announced at the annual Mayo Business Awards Gala which this year will be held at the Twin Trees Hotel, Ballina on Friday November 4th..</p>http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/09/12/10-reasons-why-you-should-enter-the-2016-mayo-business-awards
http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/09/12/10-reasons-why-you-should-enter-the-2016-mayo-business-awards#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/post/0d826fdf-dbed-4926-83b2-7d4aa3e8fe0dMon, 12 Sep 2016 15:30:00 +0100Business NewsEventsGeneralRecent ProjectsWestport Chamberhttp://westportchamber.ie/pingback.axdhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/0d826fdf-dbed-4926-83b2-7d4aa3e8fe0d0http://westportchamber.ie/trackback.axd?id=0d826fdf-dbed-4926-83b2-7d4aa3e8fe0dhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/09/12/10-reasons-why-you-should-enter-the-2016-mayo-business-awards#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/syndication.axd?post=0d826fdf-dbed-4926-83b2-7d4aa3e8fe0dEnergy Saving Workshop – September 13th<p><a href="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=energy%20workshop%202.jpg" rel="lightbox[post]"><img style="border-width: 0px; background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Energy Saving Workshop - Sept 16th" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=energy%20workshop%202_thumb.jpg" alt="Energy Saving Workshop - Sept 16th" width="378" height="244" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>Westport Chamber are hosting a half-day Energy Saving Workshop with a leading industry expert on Tuesday September 13th in Hotel Westport. </p>
<p>The workshop will look at reducing your business' energy costs while offering some personalised, &lsquo;hands-on&rsquo; advice to allow you to more effectively manage your energy consumption.</p>
<hr />
<p><strong>Energy Efficiency means saving money!</strong></p>
<p>A couple of hours of your time could save you &euro;1,000&rsquo;s!</p>
<p>Understanding your electricity usage and bills is the key to achieving future improvements and savings.</p>
<p>This 1/2 day course will teach you how to :</p>
<ul>
<li>Read and understand your electricity bill</li>
<li>Carry out an energy audit on your premises</li>
<li>Implement no cost / low cost energy reduction methods</li>
<li>Develop an action plan to achieve identified savings</li>
<li>An initial desk top audit can be carried out for all attendee companies during the workshop, so that each participant will leave with a number of no cost/low cost energy saving ideas that they can implement immediately in their company.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p>Real life case studies will be presented and discussed and full workshop materials will be provided. Please bring your bills with you on the day.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tickets for this event are free for Westport Chamber members.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tickets cost &euro;15 per person plus Eventbrite booking fee for non-members.</span></strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>Book your place online, by&nbsp; logging on to: </strong><strong><a href="https://westportenergyworkshop.eventbrite.ie" target="_blank">https://westportenergyworkshop.eventbrite.ie</a></strong></p>
<p>Tea/coffee and refreshments will be provided.</p>
<p><strong>WHEN:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Tuesday, 13th September 2016 from 10:00 to 13:00 </strong></p>
<p><strong>WHERE:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Hotel Westport - Newport Road, Westport </strong></p>
<h1><strong>About the Trainer</strong></h1>
<p>P.J. Henry is a qualified energy consultant engineer, who has many years&rsquo; experience&nbsp; working in the multinational sector such as Abbott, Wyeth, Braun etc. and currently provides training seminars and energy audits to various companies around Ireland.</p>
<p>P.J is also a qualified BER (Building Energy Rating) auditor and certified lead auditor for ISO 50001.</p>
<p>This is event is part funded by <a href="https://www.energia.ie/business/home">Energia</a> as part of their commitment to energy efficiency.</p>
<p><a href="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=energy%20saving%20banner.jpg" rel="lightbox[post]"><img style="border-width: 0px; background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="energy saving banner" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=energy%20saving%20banner_thumb.jpg" alt="energy saving banner" width="378" height="60" border="0" /></a></p>http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/08/29/energy-saving-workshop-september-2016
http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/08/29/energy-saving-workshop-september-2016#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/post/cfad622e-b2ae-47c1-a0a4-e3febf65d6beMon, 29 Aug 2016 15:43:00 +0100Business NewsEventsGeneralWestport Chamberhttp://westportchamber.ie/pingback.axdhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/cfad622e-b2ae-47c1-a0a4-e3febf65d6be0http://westportchamber.ie/trackback.axd?id=cfad622e-b2ae-47c1-a0a4-e3febf65d6behttp://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/08/29/energy-saving-workshop-september-2016#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/syndication.axd?post=cfad622e-b2ae-47c1-a0a4-e3febf65d6beExcellence in Local Government Awards 2016<p><img style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; background-image: none;" title="chambers-ireland-logo" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=chambers-ireland-logo.png" alt="chambers-ireland-logo" width="378" height="138" border="0" /></p>
<p>Chambers Ireland today (4 August 2016) announced the shortlist for the Excellence in Local Government Awards 2016 with a total of twenty three local authorities shortlisted over sixteen categories. </p>
<p>Mayo County Council is well represented, making the shortlist of three out of the sixteen categories:</p>
<ul>
<li>&ldquo;Mayo Day&rdquo; in &lsquo;Best Practice in Citizen Engagement&rsquo; category</li>
<li>&ldquo;Mayo, The Connected County&rdquo; in the &lsquo;Promoting Economic Development&rsquo; category</li>
<li>&ldquo;Battle for the Lake Kite and Music Festival, Achill Island&rdquo; in the &lsquo;Festival of the Year&rsquo; category.</li>
</ul>
<p>Commenting on the announcement of the shortlist, Ian Talbot, Chief Executive Chambers Ireland said, &ldquo;It is important to recognise the continued hard work of local authorities across Ireland despite the many challenges they have faced in recent years. The shortlist for the 2016 Excellence in Local Government Awards highlights the dedication shown by Irish local authorities across a range of categories, from promoting economic development to sustaining the arts. This year we introduced a new category, Commemorations &amp; Centenaries to showcase the enormous effort that was put into projects and events to celebrate and commemorate 1916 across the country. I would like to congratulate the twenty three shortlisted local authorities and acknowledge the excellent work being undertaken by all local authorities in Ireland.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The Excellence in Local Government Awards are held in association with the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. The winners will be announced at the 13th annual awards ceremony on 24th November at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood, Santry. Awards will be presented for excellence in sixteen different categories and one local authority will be awarded the overall award and named Local Authority of the Year 2016.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.chambers.ie/events/excellence-in-local-government-awards/excellence-in-local-government-awards-shortlist-2016.html" target="_blank">Click here for the full shortlists for all sixteen categories.</a></p>http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/08/04/excellence-in-local-government-awards-2016
http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/08/04/excellence-in-local-government-awards-2016#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/post/70f15dd9-beb8-449e-8c13-e83944880694Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:07:00 +0100Business NewsEventsGeneralNational EventWestport Chamberhttp://westportchamber.ie/pingback.axdhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/70f15dd9-beb8-449e-8c13-e839448806940http://westportchamber.ie/trackback.axd?id=70f15dd9-beb8-449e-8c13-e83944880694http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/08/04/excellence-in-local-government-awards-2016#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/syndication.axd?post=70f15dd9-beb8-449e-8c13-e83944880694Westportif 2016 – Times & Safety Information<p><a href="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=westportif%202016.jpg" rel="lightbox[post]"><img style="background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-width: 0px;" title="westportif 2016" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=westportif%202016_thumb.jpg" alt="westportif 2016" width="352" height="166" border="0" /></a>Ahead of the Westporif Cycle 2016, which takes place this Saturday July 16th, the organising committee would like to make people aware of potential disruption to road users due to the cycle. </p>
<p>With over 1500 people traveling from all over the country to partake, traffic will be busy particularly on the day of the race.</p>
<p>On Saturday the participants will be signing on for the race from 7am to 9am at the Leisure park on James St, Westport Co Mayo with the cyclist heading off from Westport from 9am.</p>
<p>The town of Westport will be thronged with bikes from 9am to 10am especially James St, The Mall, Bridge St, Shop St and Quay St before departing for Louisburgh&nbsp; on the R335 to Ashleigh Falls. The cycle when then onto the N59 going North for the 80k route home to Westport&nbsp; and South for the 120/160k routes to Leenane and Innagh Valley R334 joining the N59 at Recess via Maam Cross R336. The return journey will see cyclist on the R300 to Tourmakeady with the final few kilometers on the Cordarragh - Lankill rd via the N59 at Westport.</p>
<p>Most of the participants will be off the roads by 4pm.</p>
<p>The Westportif village will be at the Clew Bay hotel James St and will be busy from 2-8pm.</p>
<p><strong>N.B. The Westportif Cycle is not a closed road event. Cyclists and other road users must adhere to the normal rules of the road.</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Westportif committee thank all road users for their patience and apologize for any delays caused.</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Please remember to give cyclists 1.5m when over taking.</span></strong></span></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=Westportif%20route%202016.jpg" rel="lightbox[post]"><img style="background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-width: 0px;" title="Westportif route 2016" src="http://westportchamber.ie/image.axd?picture=Westportif%20route%202016_thumb.jpg" alt="Westportif route 2016" width="300" height="428" border="0" /></a></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Sign on locations for the event are:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Friday 15th July</strong> at Monaghan&rsquo;s Skoda Showroom, Castlebar from 3.30pm &ndash; 7pm </li>
<li><strong>Friday 15th July</strong> at Westport Leisure Park, Westport from 8.30pm &ndash; 10pm </li>
<li><strong>Saturday 16th July</strong> at Westport Leisure Park, Westport from 6.30am &ndash; 8am for 120/160k </li>
<li><strong>Saturday 16th July</strong> at Westport Leisure Park, Westport from 7.30am &ndash; 9.30am for 80k</li>
</ul>
<p>All cycles will start from Westport Leisure Centre, James Street in Westport town with each route starting at different times.</p>
<p><strong>Westportif start times:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The 160km cycle starts at 9.00am</li>
<li>120k cycle starts at 9.30am</li>
<li>The 80km cycle starts at 10am</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Race organisers estimate that the cycle will be passing through the following areas at:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Murrisk from 9:15 to 10:15am</li>
<li>Louisburgh From 9:35 to 10:40am</li>
<li>Delphi from 10: 15 to 11:30am</li>
<li>Ashleigh Falls 10:30 to 12:15pm</li>
<li>Carrowkennedy 12- 1:30pm</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>80K route </strong>back to Westport via Quay St, James St - Finish 12:30-2pm</span></li>
<li>Leenane 11:15- 12:30pm</li>
<li>Kylemore Jnt to Innagh Valley 11:30- 12:45pm</li>
<li>Innagh Valley onto N59 to Recess 12 to 1:15pm</li>
<li>Maam Cross 12:20 to 1.45pm</li>
<li>Maam 12:30 to 2pm</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>120k route </strong>@ Kilmilkin JNT 11:30 to 2.30pm </span></li>
<li>Finny Jnt 11:45 to 2:45pm</li>
<li>Tourmakeady 12:15pm to 3:15pm</li>
<li>Cordarrgh crossroads 12:45 to 3:45pm</li>
<li>Lankill to N59 via Quay St 1pm to 4:30pm</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Last cyclist from 160k route expected home at 5pm </span></li>
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http://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/07/12/westportif-2016-times-safety-information#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/post/b0e5e795-45bc-421a-992e-7f348f481cffTue, 12 Jul 2016 16:07:00 +0100Business NewsEventsGeneralTourismWestport Chamberhttp://westportchamber.ie/pingback.axdhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/b0e5e795-45bc-421a-992e-7f348f481cff0http://westportchamber.ie/trackback.axd?id=b0e5e795-45bc-421a-992e-7f348f481cffhttp://westportchamber.ie/post/2016/07/12/westportif-2016-times-safety-information#commenthttp://westportchamber.ie/syndication.axd?post=b0e5e795-45bc-421a-992e-7f348f481cff